Drama Dept. News

The American Theatre Wing assembles a quartet of the industry's busiest casting directors on its upcoming 'Working in the Theatre' on CUNY TV on Sunday, March 18 at 5 p.m.

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present interviews with actress Daphne Rubin-Vega and executive directors Joseph P. Benincasa and Tom Viola, of The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, respectively, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway

The last installment of Douglas Carter Beane's live soap opera The Cartells was performed on November 6th

Peter Hermann has been cast in the upcoming Broadway production of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio

Cheyenne Jackson has been announced to star in the final two installments of Douglas Carter Beane's The Cartells, A Prime Time Soap...Live, presented by the Drama Dept.

'Far Above Rubies,' the second installment of Douglas Carter Beane's live four-part primetime soap opera The Cartells, was presented at Comix on October 23rd

Tonight, October 23rd, acclaimed actress and comedian Julie Halston will guest star in the second weekly installment of the critically acclaimed Drama Dept. production of The Cartells, A Prime Time Soap…Live

Douglas Carter Beane's hilarious spoof of nighttime soaps combines bitchy drama, contemporary politics and the net-less tightrope walking excitement of intentionally under-rehearsed theatre

The first installment of Douglas Carter Beane's The Cartells was performed on October 16th by a starry cast

Joanna Gleason, Cady Huffman and other cast members of The Cartells recently posed for pictures at a rehearsal for the four-part live primetime soap

Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Butler Harner, Peter Frechette, Peter Hermann, Cady Huffman, Pedro Pascal and Kristen Schaal have joined the cast of the upcoming Drama Dept. and Comix co-presentation of The Cartells, A Prime Time Soap…Live

Brian D'Arcy James, Joanna Gleason and more will star in Douglas Carter Beane's 4-part soap satire The Cartells

Brian D'Arcy James and more will star in The Cartells, Douglas Carter Beane's 'Primetime Soap...Live'

The Laurie Beechman Theatre, located within The West Bank Café (407 West 42nd St.), is pleased to continue THE AFTER PARTY, an informal social gathering for the theatrically inclined.

The Petersons, whose mixture of folk rock music and character-based comedy have made them one of downtown's favorite rock and roll families, are back for a one-night-only appearance at Joe's Pub, Monday, July 10 at 9:30pm.

James Badge Dale ('24'), Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Wendie Malick ('Just Shoot Me'), Mark Moses ('Desperate Housewives') and Ashley Williams ('Huff,' 'Good Morning Miami') will star in the U.S. premiere of BURLEIGH GRIME$.

Douglas Carter Beane's Hollywood satire The Little Dog Laughed is on its way to Broadway

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced additional casting and new details for the company's final production of its 2005/2006 35th Anniversary Season, the World Premiere of THE BUSY WORLD IS HUSHED, a new play by Keith Bunin (The Credeaux Canvas and The World Over, both at Playwrights Horizons).

Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Academy Award for Leading Actor for his starring role as Capote in the film of the same name.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced that Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning star Christine Lahti will make her eagerly-awaited return to the stage in the company's final production of its 2005/2006 35th Anniversary Season,